Dr. Ann Ziker is the Executive Director of The Brown Foundation, Inc. Previously, Ann held executive leadership positions in strategy and advancement at YES Prep Public Schools. Ann’s earlier professional experiences include strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company, nonprofit leadership, academic research, and teaching at a public high school. Ann is a founding board member for Thrive With Autism, which recently earned authorization to create Texas’s first public charter school with a mission to serve special-education students. Ann also serves on the Board of Directors for the Emerge Fellowship and the advisory councils of YES Prep Public Schools, Beta Academy, and the Houston Charter Seed Fund, an accelerator to support early-stage charter school development. She holds a B.A. and a doctorate from Rice University. Ann and her husband Ben have lived in Houston for many years and have two children.
Governance, a system for who will make decisions and how, is the guiding framework for your family philanthropy’s long-term success. There are many governance constructs that support an effective board, and different methods to engage family within each construct. But what are the common elements that contribute to an effective board across all governance constructs? In this webinar, learn the… Read More
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